Thumbs Up Awards Professional Tradesmen – Good Planning

This is a RT635 Grove getting ready to pick an 18,000 lb Manlift and lower it to a floor below. Notice how the cherrypicker is on Half Outriggers. It will be placing it's own mats to sit on for Full Outrigger operation. Every day, throughout the world, hundreds and possibly thousands of lifts are made without incident. Editorial comments

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A hollerin' screaming supervisor on an ego trip could easily turn a lift like the above into a disaster. All that would be needed is for the person to say to the operator, "Don't use those mats, we are on a tight time schedule. Just get it done in a hurry." If the operator is eaily intimidated and goes along with his orders, you have the makings for an accident. Back to top Continue to Photo 2 of 10